Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-15
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES.

Two steamers which arrived at New
York brought $2,195.O0O in German and
English gold coin
Ex-Governor WILLIAM AIKEN, of North
Carolina, died Wednesday at Flat Rock,
N. c., aged 81.
DE-. G. R. CROOKS, of Madison n. j., has
been chosen editor of the Methodist Re-
view, published at New York, to succeed
the late DE-. Daniel Curry.
The North Star Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, of st. Paul, has decided to
wind ur its business, owing to heavy
losses recently.
KEHoE Il MATHEWS, wholesale cigar
dealers at Minneapolis, have failed. The
Liabilities are not stated.
The steamer Wisconsin landed lis Nor
mon emigrants Thursday, at New York,
the entire party leaving for Utah in the
evening.
ACCORDING to the schedules filed at
New York, the liabilities of Henry S.
Ives & Co, are $17,666,175; nominal as
sets, $25,664,26S. The equity amounts to
100000.
BALTIMORE and Ohio stock dropped
from 146 to 1929 at Baltimore, Tues
day; and before the close twelve shares
were offered, but no bid was forthcom-
ing.
C. A. CAMPBELL, an extensive coal deal
er at Boston, failed Wednesday, for $780,
600 with assets estimated at $25O,O00. Tho
assignment of Robert Hare Powell d Co.,,
of Philadelphia, led to the disaster.
A TELEGRAM from Glenwood Springs,
Col, is to the effect that five whites were
killed in the battle with Colorow's Indians.
Seven bucks and two squaws were killed,
and five wounded.
T. G. Davenport, dealer in metals at
Bostoa, Mass, has made an assignment,
his embarrassment being caused by the
failure of e. S. Wheeler & Co., of New
Haven. Deavenport's liabilities are fig
ured at 100000.
Mrs. MARY FORD, of Locust Valley,
CAL, left her money and children in a
hotel in Jersey City Wednesday and went
to New York to see friend. Failing to
find her Mrs. Ford went back to Jersey
City, and was unable to find her hotel.
AT New Hampton, Iowa, two boys undIe
10 years of age, are under arrest, charged
with attempting to wreck passenger
train. They say that their intention was
to rob the injured passengers and ad-
mitted they read yellow back litera-
ture.
SAT Buffalo, N. Y, Tuesday there died a
man who enjoyed the distinction of being
called the king of the Italians. He was
John B. Rappo. During the war he
fought gallantly for the Union. He con-
tralled the Buffalo peanut trade, and
leaves large estate.
FORTY SIX of the sixty-four Grand Army
posts ia Connecticut have taken vote
upon the pension bill proposed by the
national encampment. All but one favor
the measure, which is practically identi-
cal with the pauper bill vetoed by the
president last spring.
The safe of the County Treasury at
Greenyille, Ohio, was found open Monday
morning and a large amount of money is
missing. County Treasurer Simon aud
his son were arrested, the father being
charged with embezzling $35, 900, and
the boy with the larceny of $4,000.
Both waived examination and gave bail.
Simon's shoe store has also been closed
by the Sheriff. The new County Treas
urer was to assume charge Monday and
Simon claims the safe was rifed by rob-
bers.
Mrs. FRANK RAND, missionary, has re-
turned from the Carolina islands, in the
Indian Ocean, for the purpose of report
ing to the board of foreign missions, at
Boston, the facts concerning outrages to
which American missionaries on the is
lands have been subjected to by the
Spaniards, who lately took possession.
The American board established the mis-
sion in the Caroline islands thirty five
years ago. Mrs. Rand and her husband
went there from Carthage, Illinois, in
1874, and were afterward joined by Miss
Jennie Fletcher, of the same place, who
is still there.